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To Install A LATCH-Compatible Child
Restraint
If the selected seating position has a Switchable
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) seat belt,
stow the seat belt, following the instructions
below. See the section “Installing Child Restraints
Using theVehicle Seat Belt” to check what type of
seat belt each seating position has.
1. Loosen the adjusters on the lower straps and
on the tether strap of the child seat so that
you can more easily attach the hooks or
connectors to the vehicle anchorages.
2. Place the child seat between the lower an-
chorages for that seating position. For some
second row seats, you may need to recline the
seat and / or raise the head restraint (if
adjustable) to get a better fit. If the rear seat
can be moved forward and rearward in the
vehicle, you may wish to move it to its
rear-most position to make room for the child
seat. You may also move the front seat for-
ward to allow more room for the child seat.
3. Attach the lower hooks or connectors of the
child restraint to t he lower anchorages in the
selected seating position.
4. If the child restraint has a tether s trap, connect
it to the top tether anchorage. See the section
“Installing Child Restraints Using the Top
Tether Anchorage” for directions to attach a
tether anchor.
5. Tighten all of the straps as you push the child
restraint rearward and downward into the
seat. Remove slack in the straps according to
the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions.
6. Test that the child restraint is installed tightly
by pulling back and forth on the child seat at
the belt path. It should not move more than
1 inch (25.4 mm) in any direction.
How To Stow An Unused Switchable-ALR
(ALR) Seat Belt:
When using the LATCH attaching system to
install a child restraint, stow all ALR seat belts that
are not being used by other occupants or being
used to secure child restraints. An unused belt
could injure a child if they play wit h it and
accidentally lock t he seat belt retractor. Before
installing a child restraint using the LATCH sys-
tem, buckle the seat bel t behind the child restraint
and out of the child’s reach. If the buckled seat
belt interferes with the child restraint installation,
instead of buckling it behind the child restraint,
route the seat belt through the child restraint belt
path and then buckle it. Do not lock the seat belt.
Remind all children in the vehicle that the seat
belts are not toys and that they should not play
with them.
WARNING!
• Improper installation of a child restraint to
the LATCH anchorages can lead to failure of
the restraint. The child could be badly in-
jured or killed. Follow the child restraint
manufacturer’s directions exactly when in-
stalling an infant or child restraint.
• Child restraint anchorages are designed to
withs tand only those loads imposed by
correctly-fitted child restraints. Under no
circumstances are they to be used for adult
seat belts, harnesses, or for attaching other
items or equipment to the vehicle.
SAFETY
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